{"product_id":"9781922979575","title":"Wild Quests","description":"Author: Satyajit Das\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922979575\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Monash University Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 May 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty years ago, two trips to iconic destinations, Africa and the Antarctic, profoundly changed Satyajit Das's life. Ecotourism - watching wildlife in nature - became his gravitational centre. \u003ci\u003eWild Quests\u003c\/i\u003e is a literal and metaphorical record of these travels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver time, during his encounters with remarkable wild animals in continents across the world, he came to question the underlying preoccupations and tensions in humans' complex and troubled relationship with nature. What lies at the heart of our fascination with wild animals and our attempts to pursue an 'experience'? During a time of ecological emergency and habitat destruction, what responsibility does the ecotourist have to the natural world?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrimming with passion, wit and candour, \u003ci\u003eWild Quests\u003c\/i\u003e combines travelogue, history and science to provide penetrating insights into animals, humans and the future of the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of terrific insights, vivaciously written and gorgeously illustrated, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild Quests\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e combines enormous passion for wild animals with some telling truths about humanity's wilful failure as guardians of our natural world'  Phillip Adams AO.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867063734430,"sku":"ADS-9781922979575","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922979575.jpg?v=1779429092","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922979575","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}